Tuesday, 7 August 2018

“When I admire
the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the
worship of the creator.” - Mahatma GandhiWelcome to the Travel Tuesday meme! Join me every Tuesday and showcase your creativity in photography, painting and drawing, music, poetry, creative writing or a plain old natter about Travel.

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The Hassan II
Mosque or Grande Mosquée Hassan II (Arabic: مسجد الحسن الثاني‎; colloquially
the “Casablanca Hajj”) is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest
mosque in Morocco, the second largest in Africa, and the 5th largest in the world.
Its minaret is the world’s tallest at 210 metres. Completed in 1993, it was
designed by Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues.

The minaret is
60 stories high topped by a laser, the light from which is directed towards
Mecca. The mosque stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic Ocean;
worshippers can pray over the sea but there is no glass floor looking into the
sea. The walls are of hand-crafted marble and the roof is retractable. A maximum
of 105,000 worshippers can gather together for prayer: 25,000 inside the mosque
hall and another 80,000 on the mosque’s outside ground.

Apart from the
mosque, other structures in the area are a madrasa (Islamic school), hammams
(bathhouses), a museum on Moroccan history, conference halls, and a very large
library said to be the “most comprehensive in the Islamic world”. The 41
fountains in the courtyard are all well decorated. The garden around the mosque
is well-tended and is a popular location for family picnics. The traditionally
designed madrasa occupies an area of 4,840 square metres including the
basement. Two stories in height, it is constructed in a semi-circular shape,
with abutting qibla wall and the mihrab section.

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